Nancy D. de Ruiter

GSK Equity Investment Ltd (GSK Equity) is a venture capital firm a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline Plc founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Reedwood City, California.

The Scripps Research Institute is a private, non-profit research organizations that performs basic biomedical research in molecular & cellular biology, chemistry, immunology and neuroscience. They receive the majority of its funding from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. The organization also partners with pharmaceutical companies and is affiliated with the Scripps hospital group. The organization was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California.

Nuon NV specialises in the generation, marketing and distribution of electricity, gas and heat. Its operations are divided into three segments such as the Distribution & Sales, Production and Trade and Grid Management. The company engages in the management and operation of energy-intensive industrial estates and street lighting activities. It has operations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Nuon is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Lonza Biologics Plc manufactures monoclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins and diagnostic monoclonal antibodies. The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Slough, the United Kingdom.

Avantium Technologies BV operates as chemical technology company. It offers a breeding ground for revolutionary renewable chemistry solutions. The firm specializes in innovations and technologies for catalytic research and development services and systems. The company was founded in February 2000 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

IPSA SA (IPSA), a subsidiary of ACG SA, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Paris. Formerly known as Innoven Partenaires SA, the firm was founded in 1997.

Linguagen Corp. researches and develops oral medicines. The firm also develops taste blockers and enhancers. The company was founded by Robert Margolskee in 1995 and is headquartered in Cranbury, NJ.

Trinity Biosystems, Inc. develops and formulates orally delivered bio-therapeutic macromolecules. It offers TriPex system, an approach to macromolecule delivery that works cooperatively with the natural physiology of the body. The system utilizes a specific and natural biological transport mechanism: a receptor-mediated transcellular transport pathway that allows passage through the mucosal epithelium and delivery of the therapeutic payload into the blood. The company was founded by Randall J. Mrsny on July 19, 2002 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Astra Pharmaceuticals Ltd. manufactures & wholesales pharmaceutical products. The company was established in 1908 and is headquartered in London, GB

Part of Shell Plc, Shell International BV is a Dutch company that produces oil and gases. The company is based in The Hague, Netherlands.

An international, innovative, pharmaceutical, family business Boehringer Ingelheim BV is an international, innovative pharmaceutical company that focuses on the development and marketing of new drugs that help improve the health and welfare of humans and animals. The company was established in 1945 and is headquartered in Alkmaar, the Netherlands.

Kymab Ltd. discovers and develops human monoclonal antibody drugs. It is using mouse embryonic stem cell technology to develop its Kymouse platform that focuses on encompassing the diversity of the B lymphocyte component of the human immune system, and has the potential for expansion of diversity beyond the normal human immune response. Kymab was founded by Allan Bradley in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Weizmann UK is a non-profit company that operates scientific research institutes. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 1950.

Cristal Delivery BV develops and manufactures nanomedicines for therapeutic drug optimization. It offers pipeline, oncology, and inflammation programs. The company was founded by Joost J. M. Holthuis and Cristianne Rijcken in April 2011 and is headquartered in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Staten Biotechnology BV develops drugs for the treatment of dyslipidemia. The company was founded by Paul da Silva Jardine, Daniel Rader and Alan Tall in 2014 and is headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Mediar Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutics to halt, reverse and fibrosis. The company was founded by Paul Yaworsky in 2018 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Part of Sanofi, Kymab Group Ltd. is a British biopharmaceutical company that develops human monoclonal antibody drugs. The company is based in Cambridge, UK. The company was founded in 2016 by Alan Bradley. Kymab Group was acquired by Sanofi Foreign Participations BV on April 09, 2021 for $1,970.99 million.

Covicept Therapeutics, Inc. is a newly founded company based in California, USA. Covicept Therapeutics is focused on developing drugs to treat diseases caused by a variety of RNA viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. The American company is backed by $2.30 million in seed funding and operational support from leading European VC firm Forbion. Covicept is developing PSJ-539, a small molecule that inhibits attachment, infection, and replication of SARS-CoV-2 and other RNA viruses. PSJ-539 has shown good tolerability and high potency with excellent and high biodistribution to tissues, including the lungs, in humans, allowing for relatively low daily doses. PSJ-539 also inhibits fibrosis, a property that may be valuable for patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, both short term and long-term. The unique mechanism of action of PSJ-539 may prevent or minimize the development of resistance to vaccines and antiviral medications. The company was founded by Sam Tsimikas, Philip Gordts, and Jeffrey Esko. Sam Tsimikas has been the CEO since incorporation.

VectorY BV is a biotech company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that is dedicated to developing transformative medicines for people with neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Huntington's, and Parkinson's. VectorY's platform combines the promise of precise therapeutic antibodies with one-time AAV-based delivery to the CNS, enabling long-lasting CNS treatment after a single administration using cutting-edge antibody, AAV, and manufacturing technologies. The Dutch company's unique in-house expertise in antibodies, AAV vectors, protein degradation, manufacturing, and neuroscience drives the rapid development of much-needed disease-modifying therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. The company was founded by Sander J. van Deventer and Pavlina Konstantinova, with Sander J. van Deventer serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Part of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics, Moonlake Immunotherapeutics AG is a Swiss clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The company is based in Zug, Switzerland. The company was founded in 2021 by Arnout Ploos van Amstel, Jorge Santos da Silva, Kristian Reich. Moonlake Immunotherapeutics was acquired by Helix Acquisition Corp. on April 05, 2022 for $395.41 million.

Transmark Holdings NV operates as a holding company with interest in distribution of valves, instrumentation and ancillary flow control equipment. The firm designs, manufactures, and services umbilical- or tether systems for use on ROVs/ROTs and cables for the power and control of installed subsea components, such as wellhead systems. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.